Magnetic unit for electric and gas burners



May 18, 1954 D. AMFITHEATROF MAGNETIC UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS BURNERS Filed March 6, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.

Danie/e Amfilhea/rof IN VEN TOR.

BY Mam- May 18, 1954 D. AMFITHEATROF 2,678,991

MAGNETIC UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS BURNERS Filed March 6, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.

Danie/e Amflfrheafrof INVENTOR.

Patented May 18,1954

UNITED STATES rsNT OFFICE MAGNETIC UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS BUBNERS Santa Monica, Calif.

Application March 6, 1951', Serial No. 214,070

3 Claims.

This invention comprises novel and. useful improvements in a magnetic burner unit, and more particularly pertains to a device for holding a cooking vessel, or the like, on a stove.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a means for a greater area of the cooking vessel when in position on the burners of a stove, thereby speeding up the ordinary time needed for cooking.

A further but equally important object is to provide a means for firmly holding a cooking vessel on a stove whereby it will not fall off either by its own accord or by the intervention of children, or the like, or because of the rocking of the stove, for example, as on a ship.

Other objects of this invention are to be seen in the provision of a magnetic burner unit which is simple and easy to construct and maintain, inexpensive to obtain, and efficient and useful in operation.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a partial top plan view of an electric stove illustrating, in particular, a pair of electric burner units;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the section line 22 of Figure l and further illustrating a cooking vessel in phantom view;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken along th plane of section line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating a gas burner type of stove;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view similar to Figure 2 but taken along the plane of section line 55 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a top plan view illustrating the special construction of a portion of the invention as adapted to a gas burner stove.

Reference is now made to the accompanying drawings, wherein it will be noted that like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views.

Considering Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that the numeral [0 designates a portion of an electric stove or range. At the front thereof are the conventional burner units, as H, including a spirally arranged electric coil or element It, insulation I6, and having a cover l8 adapted to fit over the coils. The burner unit I2 is dome shaped 2 and accordingly has an opening 29 at the center thereof.

Below th electric burner unit i2 is a support bracket 22 welded or similarly secured to the inside of the front panel 24 of the stove Hi. This bracket consists of a horizontally positioned plate 26 having an aperture 28 suitably positioned therein. Resting above this aperture 28 is a magnetizable rod 30 having a block 32 of nonmagnetic material secured to the lower end thereof and abutting the upper surface of the hole 28.

A flat plate 3 3 of magnetic material is preferably secured to the upper end of the rod 30 and is positioned, together with the relative position of the aperture 23, centrally of the electric burner 12. Accordingly, this solid plate 34 maintains a coplanar relationship with the burner and is adapted to receive thereon a cooking vessel, as 36.

As a means of securing the rod and plate to the bracket plate 26, there is provided a threaded opening 38 within the lower end of the rod 36. A correspondingly threaded bolt 40 is then screwed into the opening 38. Conventional elements, as the washer t2 and tension spring 44, are then provided, whereupon, by tightening the wing nut on the bolt 48, the rod and plate 68, 35 will remain firmly in place.

An electric coil form 48 consisting of a suitable number of windings 50 is then positioned on the rod 38 intermediate the bracket plate 26 and the plate 3E. Leading from the winding 50 is a Wire 52 which is connected to one end of a secondary transformer 54, the other end of the same being connected to a wire 56 which, after going through any suitable switch 53, continues back to the winding 50 by way of the lead 60. Suitable primary connections 62 are provided from the transformer 55. If desired, the energy for the coil winding 50 may be controlled by the same switch, as 64, that controls the electric burner coils i l or, as mentioned, the control may be maintained separately through the switch 58.

From the foregoing, it will be evident that upon energizing the windings 59 of the coil 48 by the switch 58 or 64, the rod 30 and plate 34 will become magnetized. If a cooking vessel is now placed in position on the burner unit, that is, resting on the plate 34, the same will be held firmly in place. Further, by provision of the non-magnetic block 32 between the rod and bracket plate 25, the non-used magnetic pad is reduced, thereby giving relatively greater useful magnetic strength to the eifeotive area of the plate.

The second embodiment as seen in Figures 4-6 illustrates the application of the instant invention to a stove employing gas-type burners. Accordingly, similar elements to those portrayed in the embodiment of Figures 1-3 are to be seen in a partial View of a gas-type stove 66, and burner units, as 68. However, since in this type of stove it is necessary for the production of heat to allow the gas flames to pass upwardly from the gas jet to thereby contact the lower surface of a cooking vessel, some provision must be made in the shape of the magnetic plate.

First, it will be noted that, as in Figures 1-3, there is provided a bracket plate it having an aperture '12 therein, a magnetizable rod 14 having a lower non-magnetic block it, a bolt threaded into the rod l l through the aperture or hole 12, a washer Bi l, a spring 52, and a wing nut 84 cooperating to engage the bolt l2 and thereby hold the rod it onto the bracket plate ill. Again, as in the previous embodiment, a coil form 86 having suitable windings 85. therein, lead transformer 52, lead switch 96, and lead as are all provided to serve a function exactly the same as that set forth in regard to the previous embodiment.

Firmly disposed on the rod it slightly above the magnetic coil unit 8b is a gas jet tilt of a conventional nature. The outer periphery of the gas jet Hi1) is provided with threads whereby a similar internally threaded. gas chamber or weld unit N12 may be received thereon. Further, it will be noted that a gas pipe or conduit Hi l is connected to the chamber l E52, thereby providing an inlet for the gas.

At the uppermost end of the rod i4 is a plate Hi6 of magnetic material. Unlike the solid round disk 34 of the previous embodiment, the plate I95 is substantially star-shaped, being constructed throughout its outer periphery with an alter nate succession of V-shaped projections and V- shaped slots, 38 and lit, respectively. Further more, this plate ldii rests in suitably provided ledges H2 around the inner periphery of the opening i M in the top surface 1 iii of the stove Eli. Therefore, it is believed evident that it will now be understood that the plate EMS provides the entire supporting member for a cooking vessel, as H8.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that upon energizing the windings 38 by means of the switch 96, the plate iiiil will become magnetized. Then, by igniting the gas from the jet Hill, the flames resulting therefrom will be allowed to freely pass through the openings illl in the plate 1% and thereby reach the bottom surface of the vessel l8.

As hereinbeiore set out, the construction and operation of the device Will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a stove having a cooking top and an an nular heater mounted in said top, a Vessel retaining means comprising a magnetizable rod having its axis concentric with said heater, a magnetizing coil on said rod, a flat plate mounted on said rod substantially coplanar with said cooking top, and means for controlling the energization of said coil, a support for said rod, a nonmagnetic block interposed between said rod and said support, resilient means urging said rod toward said support.

2. In a stove having a cooking top and an an nular heater mounted in said top, a vessel retaining means comprising a magnetizable rod having its axis concentric with said heater, a magnetizing coil on said rod, a flat plate mounted on said rod substantially coplanar with said cooking top, and 11 cans for controlling the energization of said coil, a support for said rod, a nonmagnetic block interposed between said rod and said support, a bolt threadedly connected with the lower end of said rod, said bolt extending through said. block and said support, a nut on said bolt below said support, a tensioning spring interposed between said support and said nut.

3. In a stove having a cooking top and an annular heater mounted in said top, a vessel retaining means comprising a magnetizable rod having its axis concentric with said heater, a magnetizing coil on said rod, a flat plate mounted on said rod substantially coplanar with said cooking top, and means for controlling the energization of said coil, a support for said rod, a nonmagnetic block interposed between said rod and said support, a bolt threacledly connected with the lower end of said rod, said bolt extending through said block and said support, a nut on bolt below said support, a tensioning spring interposed between said support and said nut, said plate being star-shaped.

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